Russian leaders and oligarchs, maritime sector and Belarusian banks: new sanctions package agreed in EU
EU envoys have agreed on new sanctions against Russian leaders and oligarchs, according to the French presidency of the EU Council .
Ukraine , Ukrainegate , 9 , March , 2022 | Ukraine News
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“COREPER II approves new sanctions against Russian leaders and oligarchs and members of their families involved in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. COREPER II also approved sanctions to complement and align our measures with those already approved. In particular, the measures aimed at excluding 3 Belarusian banks from the SWIFT system. They clarify cryptocurrency issues and complement the list of technologies and goods that cannot be exported. Sanctions have also been approved against the maritime sector, “the Twitter presidency said in a statement.
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These sanctions will be formally approved by the Council of the EU through a written procedure with a view to their prompt publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Before
The media reported that the EU will impose sanctions on more Russian oligarchs and Belarusian banks, and is going to ban the export of marine technology to Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine.
Source: UKrgate
